Abstract
Functionally Gradient Materials (FGMs) feature smooth transition from one material to another within a single object. FGMs modeling is considered to be one of the new challenges in Computer Aided Design area. To overcome this challenge, this paper presents the integration of a source-based and voxel-based approach to model FGMs. The input of STL format can be meshed and voxelized. The material composition and material varying information in each voxel can be generated from control sources. In addition, surface source is used to define default material information, and several filtering methods, including Gaussian filter, Average filter, are applied to blend FGMs for each voxel.
Recommended Citation
F. Wang et al., "Integration of Voxel based and Source based Representation for Computer Aided Design of Functional Gradient Materials," Proceedings of the 27th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (2016, Austin, TX), pp. 1047 - 1056, University of Texas at Austin, Aug 2016.
Meeting Name
27th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium -- An Additive Manufacturing Conference (2016: Aug. 8-10, Austin, TX)
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Intelligent Systems Center
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Publication Date
10 Aug 2016
